• 폴리머
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2014

망막색소상피(RPE)는 건강한 망막을 유지하는데 중요한 역할을 하고 RPE의 퇴화는 많은 망막질병을 유발한다. RPE 이식은 최근 망막 퇴화에 대한 가능성 있는 치료법으로 제시되고 있다. RPE 세포를 안전하게 이식하기 위해서는 지지체가 필요하므로 독특한 기계적 성질과 생체적합성을 갖는 실크를 사용하여 필름을 제조하였다. 실크필름의 FTIR, 접촉각 및 생분해성을 측정한 후, RPE 세포를 실크필름에 파종하여 그 영향을 확인하였다. MTT 분석, SEM, 면역형광염색, RT-PCR을 통해 세포의 부착, 생존도, 형태유지, 특이적 mRNA의 발현을 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는, 실크필름에 배양한 RPE 세포의 부착, 증식 및 표현형 유지가 뛰어남을 확인함으로써 실크필름의 망막 재생을 위한 조직 공학적 지지체로의 응용 가능성을 제시했다.

• 환경생물
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2010

신생혈관 형성은 세포의 성장 및 상처 치유 과정에서 중요한 현상이다. 그러나 성장인자의 불균형은 시각 및 면역질환과 같은 다양한 질환을 야기한다. 이러한 질환을 치료하는 방법 중 신생혈관 형성을 억제하는 것이 중요한 방법 중 하나이다. AuNPs의 기능과 기전이 신생혈관 형성에 있어서 아직 밝혀진 바가 없다. 현재 PEDF가 항신생혈관 형성 물질로 제안되고 있다. 본 연구에서 우리는 AuNPs가 BRECs에서 VEGF로 유도된 세포의 증식 및 이동, 신생혈관의 형성을 억제하였고 이는 세포의 성장과 침윤 및 전이와 관련된 신생혈관 형성을 억제한다고 사료된다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.699-709
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• 2024

Oxya chinensis sinuosa (OC) is a well-known edible insect. Several researches on the health benefits of OC consumption have been performed to date; however, their effect on eye health remains largely unknown. This study aimed to assess the protective effects of OC extracts on the oxidative stress on the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. Oxidative damage has been identified as one of the key regulatory factors in agerelated macular degeneration. H₂O₂-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, a well-known oxidative stress factor, can cause cell death in retinal pigment epithelia cells. In this study, we found that three OC extracts effectively prevented H₂O₂-induced ROS production and subsequent death of ARPE-19 cells in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the OC extracts inhibited the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases including p38, JNK, and ERK. The OC extracts restored IκBα degradation induced by H₂O₂, indicating that OC extracts suppressed the activation of nuclear factorκB. Furthermore, the three OC extracts were shown to have antioxidant effects by upregulating the intracellular expression of key antioxidant proteins such as SOD, NQO, and HO-1. Here we demonstrated the antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects of the OC extracts on ARPE-19, indicating their potential role in improving eye health. These results suggest that three OC extracts plays a critical role in oxidative stress-induced cell death protects in ARPE-19 cells.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.257-263
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• 2018

Vertebrate organ development is accompanied by demarcation of tissue compartments, which grow coordinately with their neighbors. Hence, perturbing the coordinative growth of neighboring tissue compartments frequently results in organ malformation. The growth of tissue compartments is regulated by multiple intercellular and intracellular signaling pathways, including the Hippo signaling pathway that limits the growth of various organs. In the optic neuroepithelial continuum, which is partitioned into the retina, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and ciliary margin (CM) during eye development, the Hippo signaling activity operates differentially, as it does in many tissues. In this review, we summarize recent studies that have explored the relationship between the Hippo signaling pathway and growth of optic neuroepithelial compartments. We will focus particularly on the roles of a tumor suppressor, neurofibromin 2 (NF2), whose expression is not only dependent on compartment-specific transcription factors, but is also subject to regulation by a Hippo-Yap feedback signaling circuit.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.252-258
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• 1991

저자들은 고도근시에 의한 망막하 신생혈관의 형성으로 심한 시력장애가 있었던 2명의 환자에서 특별한 치료없이 자연경과 관찰중 망막하 신생혈관의 자연 퇴축으로 인하여 많은 시력의 회복이 있었던 경우를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.135-145
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• 2018

Due to the critical location and physiological activities of the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell, it is constantly subjected to contact with various infectious agents and inflammatory mediators. However, little is known about the signaling events in RPE involved in Toxoplasma gondii infection and development. The aim of the study is to screen the host mRNA transcriptional change of 3 inflammation-related gene categories, PI3K/Akt pathway regulatory components, blood vessel development factors and ROS regulators, to prove that PI3K/Akt or mTOR signaling pathway play an essential role in regulating the selected inflammation-related genes. The selected genes include PH domain and leucine- rich-repeat protein phosphatases (PHLPP), casein kinase2 (CK2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL), glutathione S-transferase (GST), and NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1). Using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), we found that T. gondii up-regulates PHLPP2, $CK2{\beta}$, VEGF, GCL, GST and NQO1 gene expression levels, but down-regulates PHLPP1 and PEDF mRNA transcription levels. PI3K inhibition and mTOR inhibition by specific inhibitors showed that most of these host gene expression patterns were due to activation of PI3K/Akt or mTOR pathways with some exceptional cases. Taken together, our results reveal a new molecular mechanism of these gene expression change dependent on PI3K/Akt or mTOR pathways and highlight more systematical insight of how an intracellular T. gondii can manipulate host genes to avoid host defense.

• BMB Reports
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.292-297
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• 2014

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Evidence indicates that the suppression of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) contributes to the accumulation of toxic proteins and inflammation in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the functional abnormalities and/or the degeneration of which are believed to be the initiators and major pathologies of AMD. To identify new protein associations with the altered UPS in AMD, we used LC-ESI-MS/MS to perform a proteomic analysis of the aqueous humor (AH) of AMD patients and matched control subjects. Six UPS-related proteins were present in the AH of the patients and control subjects. Four of the proteins, including 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 1 (Rpn2), were increased in patients, according to semi-quantitative proteomic profiling. An LC-MRM assay revealed a significant increase of Rpn2 in 15 AMD patients compared to the control subjects, suggesting that this protein could be a biomarker for AMD.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.329-332
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• 2007

일광망막병증은 드물지만 일반적으로 잘 알려진 황반질환이며 이는 직접적인 태양 관찰로 인해 일어난다. 21세 남자가 단안 망원경을 이용하여 좌안으로 약 30초간 태양을 관찰하고 약 48시간 후 시력저하와 중심암점을 호소하였다. 그로부터 약 8개월 후 중심시력은 1.0에서 0.1로 저하되었고 안저검사에서 황백색의 점상 침착물이 관찰되었고 형광안저 촬영에서 망막색소상피의 결손으로 인한 창문 결손이 좌안 중심와에 나타났다. 시야검사에서는 중심 암점이 관찰되었고 시력저하는 빛에 노출된 후 1년이 지난 후에도 지속되었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.750-755
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• 2016

Although innate color preference of motile organisms may provide clues to behavioral biases, it has remained a longstanding question. In this study, we investigated innate color preference of zebrafish larvae. A cross maze with different color sleeves around each arm was used for the color preference test (R; red, G; green, B; blue, Y; yellow). The findings showed that 5 dpf zebrafish larvae preferred blue over other colors (B > R > G > Y). To study innate color recognition further, tyrosinase mutants were generated using CRISPR/Cas9 system. As a model for oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) and color vision impairment, tyrosinase mutants demonstrated diminished color sensation, indicated mainly by hypopigmentation of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Due to its relative simplicity and ease, color preference screening using zebrafish larvae is suitable for high-throughput screening applications. This system may potentially be applied to the analysis of drug effects on larval behavior or the detection of sensory deficits in neurological disorder models, such as autism-related disorders, using mutant larvae generated by the CRISPR/Cas9 technique.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.324-327
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• 1995

Central serous chorioretinopathy is a relatively benign condition of young to middle-aged men, characterized by serous detachment of central retina as a consequence of focal leakage of fluid from the choriocapillaris through a defect in the retinal pigment epithelium. Approximately 80% of central serous chorioretinopathy undergo spontaneous resolution within 6 months. However 20 to 30% of patients with central serous chorioretinopathy have one or more recurrences and undergo chronic courses. In these cases laser photocoagulation is used to burn the leakage site directly, but there is no evidence that it reduces the chance of permanent loss of visual function and recurrence. We have administered stellate ganglion blocks (SGB) on a 43 year old male patient with central serous chorioretinopathy with multiple recurrences and experienced good results. We therefore recommend SGB as an effective treatment for central serous chorioretinopathy in conjunction with other ophthalmological treatments.